In New York and L.A., there is sort of that silent competition to be on the cutting edge of something. You end up having a conversation with how the world receives your work, especially if you are writing narrative, not fiction. Sometimes it is an awkward conversation. It's like group therapy. β¨ Sloane Crosley Adjusts To The Writerly Life. Interview with Shane Ferro, www.interviewmagazine.com. April 22, 2011.
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